EPSG:4162

Korean 1985

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EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

  • Republic of Korea (South Korea) - onshore. , accuracy 1.0 m, code 5191 (default) [7]

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Method: Molodensky-Badekas (CF geog2D domain)

Remarks: Parameter values from Korean 1985 to KGD2002 (1) (code 5189). Assumes KGD2002 and WGS 84 can be considered the same to within the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2023-07-17

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Korean 1985

Datum: Korean Datum 1985

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Clifford J. Mugnier; in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing November 1999. http://www.asprs.org

Revision date: 2023-11-22

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Replaces use of Tokyo datum. Replaced by KGD2002.

Area of use: Republic of Korea (South Korea) - onshore.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree

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Center coordinates
127.77 35.89

WGS84 bounds:
124.53 33.14
131.01 38.64

Republic of Korea (South Korea) - onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Korean 1985",
    DATUM["Korean_Datum_1985",
        SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
        TOWGS84[-145.907,505.034,685.756,-1.162,2.347,1.592,6.342]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4162"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["Korean 1985",
    DATUM["Korean Datum 1985",
        ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2],
        AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
            ORDER[1],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
            ORDER[2],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["Republic of Korea (South Korea) - onshore."],
        BBOX[33.14,124.53,38.64,131.01]],
    ID["EPSG",4162]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Korean_Datum_1985",
    DATUM["D_Korean_Datum_1985",
        SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=-145.907,505.034,685.756,-1.162,2.347,1.592,6.342 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4162","+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=-145.907,505.034,685.756,-1.162,2.347,1.592,6.342 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "Korean 1985",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Korean Datum 1985",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "Bessel 1841",
            "semi_major_axis": 6377397.155,
            "inverse_flattening": 299.1528128
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lon",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "degree"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "Republic of Korea (South Korea) - onshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 33.14,
        "west_longitude": 124.53,
        "north_latitude": 38.64,
        "east_longitude": 131.01
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4162
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4162=GEOGCS["Korean 1985",DATUM["Korean_Datum_1985",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],TOWGS84[-145.907,505.034,685.756,-1.162,2.347,1.592,6.342]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4162"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=bessel"
	"towgs84=-145.907,505.034,685.756,-1.162,2.347,1.592,6.342"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=-145.907,505.034,685.756,-1.162,2.347,1.592,6.342 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4162, 'EPSG', 4162, '+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=-145.907,505.034,685.756,-1.162,2.347,1.592,6.342 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Korean 1985",DATUM["Korean_Datum_1985",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],TOWGS84[-145.907,505.034,685.756,-1.162,2.347,1.592,6.342]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4162"]]');